Season 4
(2013)
Overview
Season 4 of the American competitive reality television series MasterChef had a premiere on Fox on May 22, 2013. Luca Manfè was the winner of this season, making him the first male contestant and previous season returnee to win MasterChef.
Cast
Episodes
Auditions No. 1 0.0
May 22, 2013
Home cooks present dishes to the judges.
Auditions No. 2 0.0
May 22, 2013
Home cooks present dishes to the judges.
Top 19 Revealed 0.0
May 29, 2013
The judges pare down the competition in the final round of auditions; the cooks take on a lamb challenge; the top 19 co…
Top 19 Compete 0.0
May 29, 2013
The top 19 contestants face a mystery box challenge; the contestants face elimination.
Top 18 Compete 0.0
June 5, 2013
The cooks must create a healthy meal for over 300 school children.
Top 17 Compete 0.0
June 5, 2013
The cooks must prepare a dish using mystery box ingredients, which include cod; two contestants are sent home.
Top 16 Compete (1) 0.0
June 12, 2013
The cooks prepare a steak meal for firefighters; the challenge losers cook eggs benedict.
Top 16 Compete (2) 0.0
June 12, 2013
Four cooks prepare burger dishes at Gordon Ramsay BurGR in Las Vegas.
Top 15 Compete 0.0
June 19, 2013
A mystery-box challenge involving foreign ingredients takes place; chef Lidia Bastianich judges pasta dishes.
Top 14 Compete 0.0
June 19, 2013
The contestants prepare a meal for the cast and crew of "Glee." Jane Lynch, Cory Monteith and Matthew Morrison serve as…
Top 13 Compete 0.0
June 26, 2013
The contestants deal with a mystery-box challenge that involves an unusual ingredient and a limited pantry; Season 3 wi…
Top 12 Compete 0.0
June 26, 2013
A meal is prepared for a wedding party.
Top 11 Compete 0.0
July 10, 2013
Restaurateur Eva Longoria selects Mexican-inspired ingredients for a mystery box challenge.
Top 10 Compete 0.0
July 10, 2013
The contestants must prepare fish tacos for hungry surfers; in a pressure test, contestants must prepare a perfect chic…
Top 9 Compete 0.0
July 17, 2013
The nine remaining contestants make sausage link dishes using a sausage maker, with the winner choosing the ingredient …
Top 8 Compete 0.0
July 24, 2013
The cooks compete in an overnight challenge; the losing team faces a spun sugar dessert pressure test.
Top 7 Compete 0.0
July 31, 2013
The cooks create dishes inspired by loved ones; tag-team sushi challenge.
Top 6 Compete 0.0
August 7, 2013
Previously eliminated contestants get the chance to get back in the competition by perfectly frying an egg and preparin…
Top 7 Compete Again 0.0
August 14, 2013
The cooks must prepare a T-bone steak dish; the challenge winner assigns a type of poultry to the other contestants.
Top 6 Compete 0.0
August 21, 2013
The cooks must re-create popular dishes served at a fine-dining restaurant in downtown Los Angeles; the losing team mus…
Top 5 Compete (1) 0.0
August 28, 2013
The judges are joined by their sons, who help critique a mystery box challenge; re-creating a dish.
Top 5 Compete (2) 0.0
August 28, 2013
Two cooks advance to the finals while the remaining three face a pressure test.
Top 4 Compete 0.0
September 4, 2013
The cooks split into two teams for the mystery box challenge.
Top 3 Compete 0.0
September 4, 2013
The remaining three contestants cook more sophisticated versions of the dishes they made in their initial auditions.
Winner Chosen 0.0
September 11, 2013
The final two cooks prepare three-course meals; the judges choose the winner.